Baker Victory taps nonprofit vet as CEO

Terese Scofidio has been named as new CEO at Baker Victory Services in Lackawanna.

A longtime nonprofit executive, Scofidio comes to the agency from Cantalician Center for Learning, where has served as executive director since 2008.

She brings nearly 20 years of executive management in the nonprofit sector. She replaces James Casion, who is retiring after 40 years at Baker Victory.

Scofidio previously spent 11 years at Summit Educational as chief administrative officer; and also spent 10 years at the WNY Veterans Administration Medical Center in the finance department.

Msgr. Paul Burkard, board president of Baker Victory and administrator of the Our Lady of Victory Institutions, pointed to Scofidio’s background in executive leadership, including business planning, fundraising and large-scale project management.

Those efforts include successfully leading the Cantalician Center’s recent $16 million facility redevelopment plan and campus consolidation.

“She brings such a wealth of experience to our continuing legacy of caring here,” Burkard said. “This is an exciting time for us.”

Part of the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, Baker Victory is a non-profit charitable organization founded 150 years ago by Father Nelson Baker. The agency provides a range of services to more than 5,000 individuals each year, including adults, children and families. The agency focuses on mental and behavioral health care and therapy, early education, special education and services for the developmentally and intellectually disabled.